[Ganciclovir therapy for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants: a meta analysis]. 2010

Jin-Tao Hu, and Ping-Yang Chen, and Zong-De Xie, and Xi-Qiang Dang, and Tao Wang, and Xiao-Ri He, and Wen Li, and Tao Bo
Department of Neonatology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. hjt7210@sina.com

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ganciclovir therapy for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in newborn infants. METHODS The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs on ganciclovir therapy for congenital CMV were reviewed in the following electronic databases: PubMed (January 1988 to January 2009), EMbase (January 1988 to January 2009), the Cochrane library (Issue 3, 2003 and Issue 1, 2009), the Chinese Journals Full-text Database (January 1994 to January 2009), the Chinese Biological Medical Disc (January 1994 to January 2009) and the Chinese Medical Current Contents (January 1994 to January 2009). Quality assessment, data extraction, and meta analysis were performed. RESULTS Ten papers were included. Meta analysis showed that the ganciclovir therapy increased the improvement rate (91.4% vs 34.0%; p<0.01) and led CMV infection indexes to become negative in more patients (87.6% vs 15.3%; p<0.01) and decreased incidence of hearing disturbance (4.7% vs 37.2%; p<0.01) as compared with the non-ganciclovir therapy control group. The incidence of the ganciclovir-therapy-related side effects was low. CONCLUSIONS Ganciclovir treatment may increase the improvement rate and the rate of CMV infection indexes becoming negative, and decrease incidence of hearing disturbance, with few side effects, in newborn infants with CMV infection. However the supporting evidence is not strong due to few trials and more high-quality research is needed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D003586 Cytomegalovirus Infections Infection with CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, characterized by enlarged cells bearing intranuclear inclusions. Infection may be in almost any organ, but the salivary glands are the most common site in children, as are the lungs in adults. CMV Inclusion,CMV Inclusions,Congenital CMV Infection,Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection,Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease,Cytomegalovirus Colitis,Cytomegalovirus Inclusion,Cytomegalovirus Inclusion Disease,Cytomegalovirus Inclusions,Inclusion Disease,Perinatal CMV Infection,Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infection,Renal Tubular Cytomegalovirus Inclusion,Renal Tubular Cytomegalovirus Inclusions,Salivary Gland Virus Disease,Severe Cytomegalovirus Infection,Severe Cytomegalovirus Infections,Infections, Cytomegalovirus,CMV Infection, Congenital,CMV Infection, Perinatal,Colitis, Cytomegalovirus,Congenital CMV Infections,Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infections,Cytomegalic Inclusion Diseases,Cytomegalovirus Colitides,Cytomegalovirus Inclusion Diseases,Cytomegalovirus Infection,Cytomegalovirus Infection, Congenital,Cytomegalovirus Infection, Perinatal,Cytomegalovirus Infection, Severe,Cytomegalovirus Infections, Severe,Disease, Cytomegalic Inclusion,Disease, Cytomegalovirus Inclusion,Diseases, Cytomegalovirus Inclusion,Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalic,Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus,Inclusion Diseases,Inclusion Diseases, Cytomegalovirus,Inclusion, CMV,Inclusion, Cytomegalovirus,Infection, Congenital CMV,Infection, Congenital Cytomegalovirus,Infection, Cytomegalovirus,Infection, Perinatal CMV,Infection, Perinatal Cytomegalovirus,Infection, Severe Cytomegalovirus,Perinatal CMV Infections,Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infections
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006311 Hearing Disorders Conditions that impair the transmission of auditory impulses and information from the level of the ear to the temporal cortices, including the sensorineural pathways. Distorted Hearing,Dysacusis,Paracousis,Paracusis,Hearing Disorder,Hearing, Distorted
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000998 Antiviral Agents Agents used in the prophylaxis or therapy of VIRUS DISEASES. Some of the ways they may act include preventing viral replication by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase; binding to specific cell-surface receptors and inhibiting viral penetration or uncoating; inhibiting viral protein synthesis; or blocking late stages of virus assembly. Antiviral,Antiviral Agent,Antiviral Drug,Antivirals,Antiviral Drugs,Agent, Antiviral,Agents, Antiviral,Drug, Antiviral,Drugs, Antiviral
D015774 Ganciclovir An ACYCLOVIR analog that is a potent inhibitor of the Herpesvirus family including cytomegalovirus. Ganciclovir is used to treat complications from AIDS-associated cytomegalovirus infections. BIOLF-62,BW-759,Cytovene,Ganciclovir Sodium,Ganciclovir, Monosodium Salt,Gancyclovir,RS-21592

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